A Bill of Writes column by Nicholas Negroponte and Michael Hawley, originally published in Wired Magazine. Almost every book published in the United States during the last 15 years has been produced digitally. The Bill of Writes is a digital deposit act, requiring that each item submitted to the Library of Congress be accompanied by its digital source in order to obtain copyright. This will lead to the quicker building of digital libraries which will benefit future generations

Copyright and Authors’ Rights by Mike Holderness for the International Federation of Journalists Freelance conference in Amsterdam. Statement urging a recognition of “authors’ rights” by the United States and the UK

The Copyright Grab by Pamela Samuelson, a visiting professor of law at Cornell Law School and a Fellow of EFF. Published in Wired. Examines the White Paper on Intellectual Property and the National Information Infrastructure and how enactment of its views would rescinded traditional user rights to browse, share, or make private noncommercial copies of copyrighted works and lead to an invasion of user privacy. Argues that the White Paper is not a good idea from a user perspective

Fair Use of Copyrighted Works Electronic version of a pamphlet published by CETUS: Consortium for Educational Technology in University Systems. Includes information on fair use as it relates to higher education, illustrative scenarios, and information on obtaining permissions.

Fair Use in the Electronic Age: Serving the Public Interest this Working Document is an outgrowth of discussions among a number of library associations regarding intellectual property, and in particular, the concern that the interests and rights of copyright owners and users remain balanced in the digital environment.

Copyright on the Internet Focuses on copyright issues most apt to concern those who post to or own email lists or those who have put up web pages. Such matters as the fundamental distinction between works that are and are not “for hire,” deposit and issues to consider in transferring copyright interests are treated in the two discussions below.

Copyright in Visual Arts Addresses the importance of copyright registration and notice, works for hire, deposit requirements, registration of multiple works, the need for counsel in licensing and other matters of interest to free lance artists, computer authors, craftspeople and entrepreneurs.

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On January 28, 2014, Stanford’s Program in Law, Science & Technology hosted the discussion, “Congratulations, you have an app – now what? App Development and Marketing from A-Z.” The discussion featured a panel of high level, experienced practitioner who provide tips, checklists and a road map for addressing legal considerations relating to mobile apps, including best practices for mobile TOU and Privacy Policies, platform considerations and much more.